It was in 1922, in France, that La Redoute mail order first appeared. Its founder, Charles Pollet also owned wool mills, and some of the first products sold used wool from his other business. La Redoute suffered, like many other businesses, during the Second World War, but flourished in the years afterwards. However, by 1962, the
catalogue contained over 40,000 items. In 1994 the brand was acquired by Pinault-Printemps S.A, and in 1999 the Redoute group was re-branded as Redcats, and then as the Redcats group in 2006. The La Redoute brand has only been operational in the UK since the mid 1990s.
The Internet is now a very important channel for La Redoute, as well as for many other
catalogue retailers. However, the brand is still founded on the well established seasonal catalogues for Spring/Summer and Autumn/Winter, each of which is timed to present all the latest fashions for the forthcoming season.
"Over 80% of our styles are exclusively created in-house. That’s why La Redoute appeals so much to those who like to dress with la différence. We take key trends from the catwalks and interpret them into real style for real people.
You’ll find everything from gorgeous ranges by celebrated international designers to great value wardrobe essentials. And you can dress your family and home with our stunning styles too. Mums will love our adorable babywear and childrenswear, and fashion-conscious teens will find plenty of must-haves by cool labels like Tipster, Activewear and La Redoute Création. Our smart and casual menswear gets the French style treatment, too, and why not refresh every room in your home in the relaxed style of the continent.
As France’s No 1 Fashion Collection, everything you see will have that touch of chic French style about it. And a couple of clicks is all it takes to find what you’re looking for!"
La Redoute is renowned for women's fashion, but does also offer menswear and childrenswear as well as furniture, textiles and health and beauty products.
There are regular sales of items from the Womens, Mens, Childrens and Homeware sections.
Postage and packing is £3.99 per order, and items are sold on the basis of a 14 day home approval period. Returns for most items are free within this home approval period.
"La Redoute have a good choice of clothes and they tend to stand out from the crowd compared to some other websites I have used. I am usually happy with my orders, but on the rare occasions that I received an item that didn't fit me, La Redoute have always organised for a courier to collect, free of charge."
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